My mother-in-law used to always say – Life is what happens while you are busy making plans. But my mom always taught me to Look on the Bright Side. So I have tried to teach my kids to aim somewhere in the middle of those two philosophies. Sophie is house-sitting this week, and on the first night a skunk apparently let loose on the front porch in the middle of the night. I went over to help her air out the house, came back home and realized my clothes smell like skunk. Well it could be worse. One of us could have been sprayed directly!
Even though the news has been bad this last week, the flow of beautiful new fabrics just kept coming, so that’s what we focus on from day-to-day. The air quality from the Western wildfires is just terrible today, but I keep thinking about those who are directly threatened by the fires that are belching out smoke now. I pray our family and friends in the Western states will be safe…and that we will not have another terrible wildfire season here in our area. As our exhibit “For the Love of Gaia” is being packed up in England now, I know that the message of the artists’ quilts resonated with the viewers there. We have got to start listening to what Mother Earth is saying to us.
Please Note:
My Zoom lecture “International Quilt Trends” is this Monday August 9. (11 am Mountain Daylight Time, 6 pm British Summer Time.) You can pre-register now…on the Festival of Quilts site. Follow this link for information on how to register, and a DISCOUNT code just for eQuilter subscribers. Join me for an overview of the best quilts from the last year of virtual quilt festivals – you’ll be full of juicy creative inspiration afterwards!
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt/Travel Calendar:
Aug 9 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” for Birmingham Festival of Quilts
Aug 23-27 – Santa Fe
Sept 27 – Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters Guild – Lecture.
Oct 23-30 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM)
“For the Love of Gaia” quilt exhibit
Sat, April 9 – “International Quilt Trends” lecture – NEQM
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